PREVIEW(nged)

Allows the user to preview animation scripts in MGED.

📅 published 7.44.0, from nixpkgs unstable

💖 NAME: preview / PREVIEW(nged) 💖

okay so bestie, the manual name is PREVIEW(nged) from BRL-CAD User Commands, and the command is preview — it lets you preview animation scripts right inside MGED. periodt. ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

preview [-v] [-d delay] [-D start_frame_number] [K end_frame_number] {rt_script_file}

that’s the whole shape of it — flags first, then the script file. 🎀

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

preview lets you preview animation scripts in MGED, and honestly it’s giving “quick vibe check before the real render” energy. 🦋

here are the little dials you can turn:

  • -d delay — sets a delay in seconds to be applied between each frame. the default is no delay, so if you want it chill and slow, this is your girl. ⏳
  • -D start_frame_number — lets you specify the starting frame number. 🎬
  • -K end_frame_number — lets you specify the ending frame number. 🛑
  • -v — says the objects displayed in the MGED graphics window should be shown in evaluated mode, like what you’d get from the ev command. ⚠️ heads up: this may significantly slow the preview. no cap.
so yeah, -v is iconic but lowkey expensive. choose wisely, bestie. 💅

🔥 EXAMPLES 🔥

Example 1. Preview an animation script.

mged>preview -D 101 -K 237 script.rt

this displays the animation script stored in the file named script.rt from frame number 101 through frame number 237. ate. 🔥

👑 AUTHOR 👑

BRL-CAD Team — iconic behavior. 👑

🐛 BUG REPORTS 🐛

reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to devs@brlcad.org. don’t be shy, bestie — tell ’em what’s up. 🐛💌

💌 cute sign-off: this page is PREVIEW(nged) from BRL-CAD — that’s the source/version footer energy, folded into a little kiss. 😘💖

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